Volkswagen Passat (B6)
| Volkswagen Passat (B6/B7) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Also called | Volkswagen Magotan (FAW-VW) Volkswagen Variant |
| Production | 2005–2010 (B6) 2010–2015 (B7) |
| Model years | 2006–2010 (B6) 2011–2015 (B7) |
| Assembly |
Emden, Germany Mosel/Zwickau, Germany Kaluga, Russia Aurangabad, India (CKD) Luanda, Angola (VW/Ancar) Solomonovo, Ukraine (Eurocar) Changchun, China (FAW-VW) Pekan, Malaysia (DRB-HICOM) (B7) |
| Designer | Robert Lešnik |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car / Large family car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon/sedan 5-door estate/wagon 4-door coupé (Passat CC) |
| Layout |
Front engine, front-wheel drive or 4motion four-wheel drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group A6 PQ46 |
| Related |
Volkswagen Golf Mk6 Volkswagen Tiguan Audi A3 SEAT Leon SEAT Toledo SEAT Altea Škoda Octavia Volkswagen Golf/Rabbit/GTI, Volkswagen Jetta Volkswagen Passat CC |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
Petrol engines: |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed DSG automatic 7-speed DSG automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2005-2010: 2,709 mm (106.65 in) 2010-2015: 2,711 mm (106.73 in) FAW-VW Magotan B7: 2,812 mm (110.71 in) |
| Length |
Sedan: 2005-08: 4,780 mm (188.19 in) 2009-2010: 4,765 mm (187.60 in) 2010-2015: 4,769 mm (187.76 in) FAW-VW Magotan B7: 4,865 mm (191.54 in) Wagon: 2005-2010: 4,775 mm (187.99 in) 2010-2015: 4,771 mm (187.83 in) |
| Width | 1,820 mm (71.65 in) |
| Height |
2005-2010: Sedan: 1,473 mm (57.99 in) Wagon: 1,516 mm (59.69 in) 2010-2015: Sedan: 1,490 mm (58.66 in) Wagon: 1,536 mm (60.47 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Volkswagen Passat (B5) |
| Successor |
Volkswagen Passat (B8) Volkswagen Passat NMS |
Petrol engines:
1.4 L I4 TFSI
1.6 L I4 FSI
1.8 L I4 TSI
2.0 L I4 FSI
2.0 L I4 TSI
3.2 L VR6 FSI
3.6 L VR6 FSI;
Diesel engines:
1.6 L I4 TDI
1.9 L I4 TDI;
2.0 L I4 TDI;
CNG/petrol bivalent:
The Volkswagen Passat (B6) is an automobile which was produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen from 2005 to 2010 with production of the car continuing in facelifted form as the Volkswagen Passat (B7) from 2010 to 2015. The B6 and B7 are the six and seventh models respectively to bear the Volkswagen Passat name.
The B6 was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2005, and launched in Europe in the summer of 2005. The B6 Passat no longer shared its platform with Audi's equivalent model (the Audi A4), and is instead based on a long-wheelbase version of the platform used by the fifth-generation Golf (called Rabbit in the United States & Canada), and its sedan/saloon equivalent, the fifth-generation Volkswagen Jetta, and therefore seeing a return to a transverse engine compared with the longitundinal layout of its predecessor. Confusingly, although this model is referred to as the "B6" (or "Typ 3C") Passat, it has minimal commonality with the "B6" (Typ 8E) Audi A4, which was based on its own unique platform when it was launched in 2001.
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